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September 20, 2022 by Kevin

Looking out for our most vulnerable during extreme heat events

Heat events can have a major impact on health in Canada and around the world. For example, in 2003 Europe experienced unseasonably hot weather which…

June 20, 2022 by Kevin

Single Occupancy Electric Vehicles – a Stopgap, not a Climate Solution

North American cities have undergone dramatic changes over the last century. Locations that were once inconvenient have become accessible through extensive road networks leading to…

March 10, 2022 by Kevin

Home Energy Labeling – a Natural and Necessary Complement to Energy Efficiency Programming

While we rightly expect transparency from labels on our food, appliances and vehicle purchases, our homes, the single largest purchase most Canadians will ever make,…

November 15, 2021 by Kevin

TCFD for Canadian Municipalities

The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was created in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board of the G20 group of nations. Designed primarily to…

April 14, 2021 by Kevin

Using Non-profits to Deliver Municipal Climate Action

In Ontario, municipal governments are responsible for providing most services within the municipal boundary including, but not limited to, water and sewage, electric utilities, road…

July 30, 2020 by Kevin

Applying a Climate Lens to COVID Response and Recovery Plans

At Clean Air Partnership we have created a climate lens for use in municipal decision making. The climate lens asks, ‘how will a municipal decision…

May 5, 2020 by Kevin

Why Standards for Green Development Should be a Standard Part of Municipal Climate Action

Housing development in Ontario seems to be proceeding frantically. In Toronto, there are no shortage of towering condo developments appearing as if by magic. Across…

April 29, 2020 by Kevin

Climate Action in Small Communities

There are 444 municipalities in Ontario. Approximately 90% of these communities are populations of less than 25,000. Tacking climate change poses specific challenges for communities…

February 25, 2020 by Kevin

Incubating cycling in suburban communities

Cycling offers communities a wide range of potential benefits, including improved health, friendlier streets, reduced traffic congestion, reductions in GHG emissions, and improvements in air…

January 21, 2020 by Kevin

Energy Reporting: an Enabling Action that Leads to Energy and Greenhouse Gas Reductions

It is frequently said that what gets measured gets managed, but we also often hear the saying that what is truly important cannot be measured.…

January 8, 2020 by Kevin

Compounding the zero-emission impact

On January 9th, the City of Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee will decide whether or not to adopt an Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy. This strategy…

November 25, 2019 by Kevin

Why are we not talking about air pollution in Ontario?

When Clean Air Partnership was established 20 years ago, air pollution was a public health crisis that rightly attracted considerable media and political attention. Smog…

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